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Join us every Tuesday at the 200 year old Parris House for hooking, camaraderie, and refreshments from 11 AM to 3 PM. Bring your lunch and stay for the whole time or pop in and out as is convenient. The Parris House studio supplies everything you need for hooking, including patterns, as-is and our own ... Read more

Would you like to learn the heritage art of North American rug hooking in an easy going, relaxed environment? Join us for a two session (second follow-up session scheduled at the students’ convenience) hooking class where our project is the Two Solitudes table mat/wall hanging Session One – Getting Started, January 26th, 9 AM – 1 PM: Introduction ... Read more

Join us every Tuesday at the 200 year old Parris House for hooking, camaraderie, and refreshments from 11 AM to 3 PM. Bring your lunch and stay for the whole time or pop in and out as is convenient. The Parris House studio supplies everything you need for hooking, including patterns, as-is and our own ... Read more

Join us every Tuesday at the 200 year old Parris House for hooking, camaraderie, and refreshments from 11 AM to 3 PM. Bring your lunch and stay for the whole time or pop in and out as is convenient. The Parris House studio supplies everything you need for hooking, including patterns, as-is and our own ... Read more

Join rug hooker and teacher Elizabeth Miller for this beginner class in wool dyeing! We will introduce pot dyeing, microwave dyeing, and casserole dyeing. You will leave with a full yard of your own beautiful hand dyes, a printed booklet for reference at home, and a great new hobby! Class includes all materials. Click ... Read more

Join us every Tuesday at the 200 year old Parris House for hooking, camaraderie, and refreshments from 11 AM to 3 PM. Bring your lunch and stay for the whole time or pop in and out as is convenient. The Parris House studio supplies everything you need for hooking, including patterns, as-is and our own ... Read more

Join us every Tuesday at the 200 year old Parris House for hooking, camaraderie, and refreshments from 11 AM to 3 PM. Bring your lunch and stay for the whole time or pop in and out as is convenient. The Parris House studio supplies everything you need for hooking, including patterns, as-is and our own ... Read more

Join us every Tuesday at the 200 year old Parris House for hooking, camaraderie, and refreshments from 11 AM to 3 PM. Bring your lunch and stay for the whole time or pop in and out as is convenient. The Parris House studio supplies everything you need for hooking, including patterns, as-is and our own ... Read more

Join us every Tuesday at the 200 year old Parris House for hooking, camaraderie, and refreshments from 11 AM to 3 PM. Bring your lunch and stay for the whole time or pop in and out as is convenient. The Parris House studio supplies everything you need for hooking, including patterns, as-is and our own ... Read more

Yes, you are talented and yes, you can draw stick figures and a whole lot more. Open up to your creativity (yes, you have it) as we talk about how to keep a rug journal, brainstorm pattern ideas, learn basic principles of pattern design, and go through the process of creating our own ... Read more

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January cold snap. Generally speaking, zero degrees Fahrenheit by itself isn't a big deal, but the wind is howling and the windchill factor is formidable. It's winter in Maine. This is what we signed up for. #maine #thewaylifeshouldbe #ayearattheparrishouse #januarycoldsnap #windchillwarning ... See MoreSee Less

Or, put another way, love wins in the end. Always. It's just so hard to watch, or worse yet, be a casualty of, the tussle. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was/is an American hero, whose example is what legitimately makes America great. Dr. King was a Christian pastor, so in this quote he holds up Jesus of Nazareth as an illustration of strength through love. There are other examples in history as well. Whenever we are led away from love as our central motivation, we are excluded from genuine and lasting greatness. ... See MoreSee Less